Boreal sweet-vetch

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Hedysarum boreale is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, or legume family, and is known by the common names Utah sweetvetch, boreal sweet-vetch, northern sweetvetch, and plains sweet-broom. It is native to North America, where it is widespread in northern and western regions of Canada and the United States. The ssp. mackenzii can even be found in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago.

• It belongs to the Fabaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as an herb (forb) with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 15 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Utah. ^NatureServe
• In Utah, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in April–July. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as red. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as late spring. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 2 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 888 research-grade sightings of it in Utah, ranking #65 among the 109 flowers on our Utah list. ^iNaturalist